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Happy Birthday Robert Lacey, 68

January 3 2012, 12:01am, The Times

Robert LaceyDavid Levenson

The author Robert Lacey says he loves birthdays: “I seek no consolation for getting older, what can I do about it except try to keep fit?” Next month “my third and by far the smallest book on the Queen will be published.” His 1977 book Majesty was a doorstopper. He says “Books on the Royal Family have become too long. No one needs to spend more than a day reading about the monarchy.” He will spend the day with his children who are cooking his favourite fish pie and he will attempt a souffle Grand Marnier. “Cholesterol city!” he says. Rgt